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Today, during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which this year was held in Providence, Rhode Island, President Obama offered the many mayors in attendance a chance to visit him at the White House in the near future. In addition to the economic recovery measures that will be discussed at this future meeting, the 2010 Census will also be a high priority agenda item. Check out the report from the AP:

Nickels, mayors accept White House invitation, but not this month

Officials from the U.S. Conference of Mayors said today they plan to accept a White House invitation to meet on economic issues facing their cities. But the conference’s newly sworn-in president, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, says the mayors won’t be able to make the administration’s proposed date of June 29.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Officials from the U.S. Conference of Mayors said today they plan to accept a White House invitation to meet on economic issues facing their cities.

But the conference’s newly sworn-in president, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, says the mayors won’t be able to make the administration’s proposed date of June 29 because they want to develop a substantive agenda that reflected the conference’s national meeting in Providence. He wouldn’t say when they might be able to go.

Among the topics on the agenda were federal stimulus aid, gun control and the 2010 Census.

“It’ll take a little longer than two weeks to put together. This took six months to put together,” Nickels said, referring to the group’s four-day gathering in Providence.

Vice President Joseph Biden and other officials skipped this year’s U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting to avoid crossing a Providence firefighter picket line, although the White House has said the Obama administration isn’t taking a position on the labor dispute.

“We will continue to listen to and work with mayors, as we have since the beginning of this administration, and look forward to working with Mayor Nickels to identify a date that works for him and his colleagues,” White House spokeswoman Moira Mack said in a written statement today.